Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisca Ramos Ribeiro Nazareth Sousa | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 November 2002||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal [2] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018– | Benfica | 44 | (34) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Portugal U17 | 13 | (5) |
2019–2020 | Portugal U19 | 7 | (6) |
2020– | Portugal | 37 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 |
Francisca Ramos Ribeiro Nazareth Sousa (born 17 November 2002), simply known as Kika, [4] is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for Benfica and the Portugal national team. [5]
Nazareth made her senior debut for Benfica at the age of 16 and signed her first professional contract with the club on 7 October 2020, at the age of 17. [6]
Nazareth made her debut for the Portugal national team on 4 March 2020, coming on as a substitute for Carolina Mendes against Italy in the 2020 Algarve Cup. [2] [7] She scored her first goals for the Portugal national team on 22 june 2022 in a friendly match against Greece, scoring two goals in the first half in a 4-0 win for Portugal. On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. [8]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 23 June 2022 | Estadio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal | Greece | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
2. | 4–0 | |||||
3. | 2 September 2022 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia | Serbia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
4. | 6 September 2022 | Estádio do FC Vizela, Vizela, Portugal | Turkey | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
5. | 11 October 2022 | Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal | Iceland | 4–1 | 4–1 ( a.e.t.) | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs |
6. | 11 November 2022 | Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira, Almada, Portugal | Haiti | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
7. | 27 July 2023 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | Vietnam | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
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